40 CFR § 62.14580a - How do I maintain my operator qualification?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s62.14580a"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 62.14580a - How do I maintain my operator qualification?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "62.14580a"
section_name: "How do I maintain my operator qualification?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "62"
part_name: "APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS FOR DESIGNATED FACILITIES AND POLLUTANTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401"
regulatory_source: "43 FR 51393, Nov. 3, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "62"
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# 62.14580a How do I maintain my operator qualification?
To maintain qualification, you must complete an annual review or refresher course covering, at a minimum, the five topics described in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section.
(a) Update of regulations.
(b) Incinerator operation, including startup and shutdown procedures, waste charging, and ash handling.
(c) Inspection and maintenance.
(d) Responses to malfunctions or conditions that may lead to malfunction.
(e) Discussion of operating problems encountered by attendees.